75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3319
 
                         Senate Bill 782
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates membership positions on Commission on Indian
Services for nonreservation Indians residing in Portland urban
area and Willamette Valley area. Allows serving members
representing nonreservation Indians to complete their terms.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Commission on Indian Services; creating new
  provisions; amending ORS 172.110; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 172.110 is amended to read:
  172.110. (1) The Commission on Indian Services shall be
comprised of   { - 13 - }   { + 11 + } members appointed jointly
by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.  Membership shall include:
  (a) One member from the Senate.
  (b) One member from the House of Representatives.
  (c) One member from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation.
  (d) One member from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation.
  (e) One member from the Burns-Paiute Tribe.
  (f) One member from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon.
  (g) One member from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.
  (h) One member from the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians.
  (i) One member from the Confederated Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Tribes.
  (j) One member from the Klamath Tribe.
  (k) One member from the Coquille Tribe.
    { - (L) One member from each of the following areas in which
nonreservation Indians reside: - }
    { - (A) Portland urban area. - }
    { - (B) Willamette Valley area. - }
  (2) If the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the
President of the Senate is a member, either may designate from
time to time an alternate from among the members of the
appropriate house to exercise the powers of the Speaker or
President as a member of the commission except that the alternate
shall not preside if the Speaker or President is chairperson.
 
  (3) All appointments of those representing the Indian
population shall be made from nominees selected by the
appropriate tribal council   { - or the representative Indian
organizations in the identified nonreservation areas - } .
  (4) The term of office is two years. Vacancies shall be filled
by the appointing authority for the unexpired term.
  (5) In the event that other nonfederally recognized tribes
indigenous to Oregon obtain federal recognition status, the
Commission on Indian Services may recommend to the Legislative
Assembly that membership on the commission be granted to such
tribes who demonstrate proof of federal recognition and their
authority to speak in the interest of the tribe they represent.
However, the total number of membership positions on the
commission shall not exceed   { - 13 - }  { +  (11) + }.   { - In
order to accommodate tribal representatives, the adjustment shall
be made from among members designated under subsection (1)(L) of
this section. - } Individual nontribal groups and organizations
shall not be considered for membership on the commission. Though
individual nontribal groups and organizations shall not be
specifically represented on the commission, the commission as a
whole shall serve as a forum for considering the needs and
concerns of these groups and organizations as well as the needs
and concerns of all American Indians in Oregon.
  (6) The commission shall elect a chairperson and vice
chairperson for a term of one year and shall determine the duties
of the officers.
  (7) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business but no final decision may
be made without an affirmative vote of the majority of the
members appointed to the commission.
  (8) Members who are not members of the Legislative Assembly may
be paid compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495,
from such funds as may be available to the commission therefor.
Members who are members of the Legislative Assembly shall be paid
compensation and expense reimbursement as provided in ORS
171.072, payable from funds appropriated to the Legislative
Assembly.
  SECTION 2.  { + Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 172.110
by section 1 of this 2009 Act, an existing member of the
Commission on Indian Services representing nonreservation Indians
from the Portland urban area or the Willamette Valley area may
complete the member's current term of office. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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